Cyber alerts - NHS England Digital

Published Thursday 1 August 2019 (12:00) (updated 14 February 2020)

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 76.0.3809.87 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses multiple vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system.

CC-3182 Low

Published Thursday 15 August 2019 (12:00) (updated 14 February 2020)

KNOB Bluetooth Vulnerability

Security researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability, known as Key Negotiation of Buletooth (KNOB), in the Bluetooth Basic Rate/Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR, formally Bluetooth Classic).

CC-3147 Medium

Published Thursday 11 July 2019 (12:00) (updated 14 February 2020)

Atlassian Releases Security Update for Jira

Atlassian has released a security update to address a template injection vulnerability in their Jira Server and Jira Data Center products.

CC-2894 Medium

Published Wednesday 23 January 2019 (12:00) (updated 14 February 2020)

Phobos Ransomware

Phobos is a new ransomware tool that includes elements of Dharma ransomware and is distributed by the creators of Dharma.

CC-2889 Low

Published Tuesday 15 January 2019 (12:00) (updated 14 February 2020)

PayPal Ransomware

A new ransomware variant has been identified that aims to steal PayPal credentials from affected users.

CC-3052 Medium

Published Friday 10 May 2019 (12:00) (updated 14 February 2020)

Drupal Releases Security Update

Drupal has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Drupal Core. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected website.

CC-3085 Low

Published Thursday 6 June 2019 (12:00) (updated 14 February 2020)

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco has released security advisories to address vulnerabilities in multiple Cisco products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-3086 Medium

Published Monday 10 June 2019 (12:00) (updated 14 February 2020)

VMware Releases Security Updates for Tools and Workstation

VMware has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting Tools 10 and Workstation 15. An attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-2933 Low

Published Wednesday 13 February 2019 (12:00) (updated 14 February 2020)

Microsoft Releases February 2019 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-3271 Low

Published Thursday 24 October 2019 (12:00) (updated 14 February 2020)

skip-2.0 Backdoor

skip-2.0 is a newly observed backdoor created by the Winnti advanced persistent threat group.